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 "version": "2026-10-20",
 "license": "Dimension sheets are written by Xem Studio from the cited sources and are free to use (CC BY 4.0, attribute 'Xem Studio'). Linked files belong to their publishers under the license shown; Xem Studio does not host them. 'license_verified: false' means the license shown is from memory or the publisher's page as last read and should be confirmed at the link before commercial use.",
 "slug": "printable-tri-clamp-butterfly-valves",
 "name": "Printable tri-clamp (45°): butterfly valve body halves",
 "kind": "hardware",
 "category": "Hardware",
 "group": "Printable tri-clamp",
 "year": null,
 "question": "Can I 3D print a tri-clamp butterfly valve without supports?",
 "tags": [
  "butterfly valve",
  "valve",
  "3d printable",
  "supportless",
  "print friendly",
  "45 degree",
  "sanitary",
  "tri-clamp",
  "clamp fitting",
  "brewing",
  "homebrew"
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 "aliases": [
  "printable tri clamp valve"
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  "width": null,
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  "basis": "Xem Studio design: the printable butterfly valve with 45° rims; seat, disc, stem and lever are the same parts as tri-clamp-butterfly-valves",
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  "notes": [
   "Body halves print split face down; take the seat, disc, stem and lever from the butterfly valve page.",
   "Printable tri-clamp: the ISO 2852 face and gasket groove are exactly standard, only the back cone behind each rim is 45° instead of 20°, so no rim overhangs more than 45° from vertical in any print orientation. Join these with the 45° clamps (printable-tri-clamp-clamps) and standard Type B gaskets; a 45° clamp fits only 45° rims, so keep a run all 45°. A 45° cone turns clamp force into face force at 1 : 1 (a 20° cone at 2.7 : 1), so tighten the clamp bolts harder or use M6.",
   "Print orientation: straight parts face down; elbows, tees and crosses with one face down; horizontal bores bridge their top, so keep them small or add a light tree support inside.",
   "Every clamp face is the ISO 2852 profile used across this site: 2.85 mm rim, flat face with the gasket groove (K 1.6 deep, R3 1.2 bottom, 23° walls, P2 0.8 edges) on C2, 20° back cone. Flange C3 / groove C2 / tube OD × wall, mm: ½–¾ in 25.0 / 20.4 (derived) / 12.7–19.05 × 1.65; 1–1½ in 50.5 / 43.5 / 25.4–38.1 × 1.65; 2 in 64.0 / 56.5 / 50.8 × 1.65; 2½ in 77.5 / 70.5 / 63.5 × 1.65; 3 in 91.0 / 83.5 / 76.2 × 1.65; 4 in 119.0 / 110.0 / 101.6 × 2.11; 6 in 166.9 (6.570 in) / 156.5 / 152.4 × 2.77; 8 in 217.7 (8.570 in) / 207.0 / 203.2 × 2.77; 10 in 268.5 / 261.0 / 254.0 × 3.40; 12 in 319.3 / 311.8 / 304.8 × 3.40."
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   "columns": [
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    "face_to_face_mm"
   ],
   "rows": [
    [
     "1.5",
     44
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    [
     "2",
     44
    ],
    [
     "2.5",
     44
    ],
    [
     "3",
     44
    ],
    [
     "4",
     44
    ]
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 "related": [
  "tri-clamp-45-degree-printable",
  "printable-tri-clamp-clamps",
  "printable-tri-clamp-elbows",
  "printable-tri-clamp-tees-crosses",
  "printable-tri-clamp-reducers",
  "printable-tri-clamp-adapters",
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   "q": "Other parts?",
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